diff --git a/test/pylib/resource_gather.py b/test/pylib/resource_gather.py
index efa6759083..09aee0eba7 100644
--- a/test/pylib/resource_gather.py
+++ b/test/pylib/resource_gather.py
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ class ResourceGather(ABC):
         pass
 
     def put_process_to_cgroup(self) -> None:
-        os.setsid()
+        pass
 
     def get_test_metrics(self) -> Metric:
         pass
@@ -197,7 +197,6 @@ class ResourceGatherOn(ResourceGather):
         self.sqlite_writer.write_row(metrics, METRICS_TABLE)
 
     def put_process_to_cgroup(self) -> None:
-        super().put_process_to_cgroup()
         try:
             pid = os.getpid()
             with open(self.cgroup_path / 'cgroup.procs', "a") as cgroup:
diff --git a/test/pylib/scylla_cluster.py b/test/pylib/scylla_cluster.py
index 429a5bc866..d6d115541e 100644
--- a/test/pylib/scylla_cluster.py
+++ b/test/pylib/scylla_cluster.py
@@ -823,7 +823,6 @@ class ScyllaServer:
             stderr=self.log_file,
             stdout=self.log_file,
             env=env,
-            preexec_fn=os.setsid,
         )
 
         if expected_server_up_state == ServerUpState.PROCESS_STARTED: